Brij Bhushan cleared in sexual harassment case
New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case lodged by six women wrestlers against him two years after the trial began.
It also acquitted former WFI secretary Vinod Tomar.
Additional chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Ashwini Panwar of Rouse Avenue Courts orally pronounced in court, "Both accused Brij Bhushan Singh and Vinod Tomar are hereby acquitted in the present case".
The detailed judgement, running into nearly 260 pages, was not available at the time of publishing. Additional Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat told HT, "We will examine the judgement once we receive a certified copy and plan to challenge it before the appropriate court".
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